500% Increase in Mental Health Screenings

When the pandemic hit, there was a tremendous increase in the number of people concerned about their mental health. The first step is knowing. Online screening is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a mental...

Financial Strains of COVID-19 on College Students

As higher education institutions began to cancel the spring 2020 semester and some even through this upcoming fall semester, a huge factor for many students is the financial implications of COVID-19 and how that might hinder their ability to pay for school. For many...

Eating Disorders and COVID-19

**Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders** I would like to preface this blog post by mentioning that I am not a person with lived experience with an eating disorder of any form, and I am writing this as an ally to people in recovery. I cannot speak from personal...

Proposed State Budget Great Opportunity for Mental Health

[Condensed from our opinion column published March 2, 2020 in the Richmond Times Dispatch.] Virginia ranks 37th out of 51 states and the District of Columbia in terms of ease of access to mental health care. For years Virginia has funded hospital beds at the expense...